RCMP locate drunk driver at home after search

The following is a summary of police activity in the Central Plains Area including Portage la Prairie, Treherne, Amaranth and the surrounding Rural Municipalities. The reporting dates are between May 4, 2020, May 05. During this time period, police responded to 219 calls for service.

May 4th 28 calls for service

There was nothing of significance to report on this date.

May 5th 29 calls for service

There was nothing of significance to report on this date.

May 6th 32 calls for service

Woman charged after assault

RCMP received a call of someone disturbing the peace at an address in the 500 block of 11th Street NW in Portage la Prairie just after 6 p.m.

When officers arrived, a female in her teens appeared to be suffering from an injury to her upper body. It was learned that the female victim had been assaulted with an object. The assailant was known to the victim and was still in the vicinity. The 39-year-old female from Long Plain First Nation was arrested and charged with Assault with a Weapon and was released to appear in court at a later date with conditions to follow.

The victim refused medical treatment.

May 7th 28 calls for service

There was nothing of significance to report on this date.

May 8th 41 calls for service

Drunk driver found after fleeing scene

Portage la Prairie RCMP received a call of a single-vehicle rollover on Road 27 West just north of Highway #1 around 1 a.m.

When officers arrived the driver of the vehicle was nowhere to be found. Due to the seriousness of the collision, the Police Dog Service (PDS) was called to ensure the safety of the driver if they had wandered off. PDS was able to follow a track to a residence where they located the 24-year-old male driver from Portage la Prairie. The driver showed signs of being impaired and was arrested and taken to the Portage la Prairie RCMP Detachment to provide breath samples to be analyzed.

The samples provided were more than double the legal limit to operate a motor vehicle. The driver was charged with Impaired Operation of a Conveyance and Operate While Impaired of a Conveyance over 80mg%. The driver also received four tickets for; Unlawful Transportation of Liquor in a Motor Vehicle, Drive Unregistered Vehicle, Drive Without Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance and Fail to Report a Motor Vehicle Collision.

These fines totalled $1410.00. The vehicle needed to be towed and will still be impounded for a minimum of 60 days. The driver had his license suspended and held in Portage la Prairie RCMP cells until he was sober.

He was released to appear in court at a later date.

May 9th 39 calls for service

There was nothing of significance to report on this date.

May 10th 22 calls for service

There was nothing of significance to report on this date.

If you have any information that could lend assistance in the investigation of these crimes or others, please contact your local police detachment. Anonymous tips can be made through Manitoba Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or by visiting www.manitobacrimestoppers.com. Tips leading to the identification of suspects or the return of stolen property could receive cash awards.